Alexander xbaus



June 3 1924. 1,496,579

A KRAUS HOLDER FOR KNITTING AND SIMILAR NEEDLES Filed Oct. 16, 1922IWNTOR I, MM

ATTORNEY Elli) etent de 3, 1924.

En s'rA'rEs ALEXANDER KRAUS, OF NEW YORK, N. I.

HOLDER FOB KNITTING AND SIMILAR Application filed October 16, 1922.Serial No. 594,688.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known'that I, ALEXANDER KRAUs, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of the city and State of New York, have invented certain newand useful Imrovements in Holders for Knitting and imilar Needles, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to means for attachment to a knitting, crochet orother needle for the purpose of holding the needle to the work when notin use and for preventing the unravelling of the fabric between knlttingor crocheting operations. Where a woman is knitting or crocheting byhand she usually stops at various intervals and uts the knittin asideand she either withraws the need e or needles from the fabric or elsesticks the point of the needle into the fabric or into the hall of yarnto keep it from being lost or misplaced. When the needle is withdrawnfrom the yarn or fabric it is likely to and often does injure the yarnor draw on one of the loops of the fabric. It is not always convenientto hold open or retain the last loop or loops of the fabric from pullingout and the fabric is often partially unravelled when laid aside betweenknitting operations.

The object of my invention'is to provide simple means for attachment tothe needle which will engage and hold the last loop or loops of thefabric whereby the needle will not be displaced or lost and whereby thestitches will be prevented from unravelling. The present device issimple, inexpensive and it is very easy to use, and, if

esired, it may serve to protect the hook of the needle from catching inthe yarn and in other objects.

In the drawing forming part of this application,

Fi re 1 is a side view of a knitting needle aving my invention appliedthereto,

Figure 2 is a sectional view thereof taken on the line 22 of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a plan view thereof,

Figure 4 is a side elevation of a modified form,

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 4,

Figure 6 is a side elevation of my device'adapted for a pair of needles,and

Figure 7 is a sectional view thereof taken on the line 77 of Figure 6.

The device consists principally of a sleeve adapted to be slid onto theend of the needle and of a hinged finger for locking over the loop ofthe fabric. This finger may look on the pm itself or upon the sleeve or,in the use of device for a pair of needles it may look on both needles,these several modlficatlons being illustrated in the drawmg.

Referring first to the form shown in Fl ures 1, 2 and 3, there is asleeve 1 whic has a bore 2 and this sleeve is adapted to be 811d ontoone end of the knittin or crochet needle 3. If this sleeve is p aced onthe butt end of the needle as shown in Flgure 1 then the device merelyacts as a holder, whereas, if it is placed over the hook end of theneedle it also acts as a guard to prevent the hook catching into theyarn, the clothes or to any bag into which the work may be placed. Thesleeve 1 therefore may be laced on either end of the needle, and in t isform the end 4 of the sleeve is closed to engage the end of the needleand-thereby limit the positionmg of the sleeve on the needle or to guardthe hook. This sleeve may be detachably secured to the needle byfriction or it may be permanently fixed thereto but the former 1spreferable because then the sleeve may be removed from the needle whenthe latter is to be used. The sleeve 1 is provided with a pair ofupstanding ears 5, between which is h nged or pivoted one end of afinger 6, a hinge pin 7 securing these members together. This finger 6is shown as arched or bowed as a preferred form so that for the greaterpart of its length it stands out or is spaced from the needle. At itsfree end the fin er 6 has a pair of downwardly extending ugs 8 which inthis form clip over or snap onto the needle 3. These lugs are so shapedand proportioned that they are forced apart when pressed onto the needleand when the finger is. in the full line position shown in Figure 1these In 8 extend below the plane of the axis 0 the needle. They mayeven engage partly around the needle as shown at 9 so that the finger 6will not disenga e from the needle by a slight or accidenta pressure andthe yarn will not slip through between the needle and fin 1.

As state above, the device may remain on the needle at all times or itmay slipped on on] when the work i to be laid aside; on the user stopsbe no I or crocheting she simdplfi lifts up the free end of the finger 6an en passes the yarn 10 along the needle and under the finger. Then thefinger is pressed down onto the needle until the lugs 8 sna over andlock on the needle and hold the nger 6 closed or looked as shown inFigures 1, 2 and 3. The loop 10 can not now slide ofi either end of theneedle because the arched finger 6 will prevent the loop from passing itat each end. If desired, the free end 11 of the yarn may be wound aroundthe needle. By means of this holder the needle is secured to the fabricagainst loss and the last loop 10 is locked so that the fabric will notunravel before the selvage or locking ,stitches have been made.

In Figures 4 and 5 I have shown a modified form of my device. In thisform the sleeve 12 is shown longer and on this is arranged an outersleeve 13 fixed to the former sleeve. This outer sleeve has the ears 5to which the finger 6 is pivoted. In this form, however, the finger 6and the lugs 8 enage the sleeve 12 instead of the needle. gltherwise theconstruction and operation are the same as in the first form.

In Figures 6 and 7 I have shown the device adapted for a plurality ofneedles, such as a pair of long celluloid or bone needles commonly usedfor knitting. In this case the sleeve 14 is oblong in cross section andis large enough to fit snugly over two parallel needles 15. The ears 5as in the other forms, have pivoted to them the finger 6. In this casethe finger has lugs 8 spaced apart suficiently to straddle both needles15 and to snap over the sides of these and engage below the planes oftheir axes, as is shown in Figure In using this form the sleeve 14 issimply slid over the ends of the parallel needles and the Sleeve thenholds racemethe needles together. The finger 6 is used to lock the yarnloop on the needles the same as in the first form.

porarily to the work comprising a needleand a pivoted finger connectedat one end to the needle, and having its free end movable in relation tothe needle, and locking means on the free end of said finger whereby tolock said finger over a yarn loop surrounding the needle and preventingsaid loop from moving ofi either end of the needle.

2. A device for securing a needle temporarily to the work comprising aneedle having a finger pivotally connected with the needle at one end,said finger being movable in relation to the needle, and members on thefree end of said finger adapted to be sprung over the needle to lookthereon whereby said finger will look a loop of yarn surrounding saidneedle from moving ofi' the ends of the needle.

3. A device for securing a needle temporarily to the work comprising asleeve fitting over and held on the needle and a pivoted finger movablein relation to the needle and having members on its free end adapted tobe sprung over the needle to look thereon whereby said finger will locka loop of yarn surrounding said needle from moving ofi' the ends of theneedle.

Signed at the city, county, and State of New York this 10th day ofOctober, 1922.

